In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STIMULATE
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
(verb) cause to be alert and energetic; “Coffee and tea stimulate me”; “This herbal infusion doesn’t stimulate”
stimulate, excite
(verb) act as a stimulant; “The book stimulated her imagination”; “This play stimulates”
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; “The ads induced me to buy a VCR”; “My children finally got me to buy a computer”; “My wife made me buy a new sofa”
provoke, stimulate
(verb) provide the needed stimulus for
induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
(verb) cause to occur rapidly; “the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions”
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
(verb) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; “These stories shook the community”; “the civil war shook the country”
stimulate, excite, stir
(verb) stir feelings in; “stimulate my appetite”; “excite the audience”; “stir emotions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)
To encourage into action.
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
Synonyms
• (encourage): encourage, induce, incite, provoke; see also incite
• (arouse): animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up; see also enliven
Antonyms
• (arouse): de-energize, sedate, stifle
Anagrams
• multiseat, mutilates, ultimates
Source: Wiktionary
Stim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] Etym: [L. stimulatus, p.p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See Stimulus.]
1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory. To excite and stimulate us thereunto. Dr. J. Scott.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
Syn.
– To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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